Being Old Does Not Necessarily Mean Being Inactive: Health Profile of Elderly Athletes versus Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52799#.VKNrhsnQrzE Author(s) Mimi Tse 1 , Anthony Wong 1 , Vanessa T. C. Wan 2 Affiliation(s) 1 School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China . 2 M & G, Prince Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China . ABSTRACT Introduction: According to the records of the Hong Kong Athletic Gala for the Elderly, some sports events have been won by the same group of elderly participants for several consecutive years. What made these elderly athletes different from others? Method: This was a retrospective quantitative study. The health profile data on a total of 125 elderly participants were collect...